Chrysler Sets New Hybrid SUV Prices at Five Thousand Less Than GM is Charging
In what may be very bad news for GM and their SUV hybrids, Chrysler has announced they are setting the price for their oversized SUV hybrid...
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In what may be very bad news for GM and their SUV hybrids, Chrysler has announced they are setting the price for their oversized SUV hybrids at $5,000 less than what GM set it at.
GM hybrid SUV sales have not been great so far, with high gas prices and high sticker prices keeping many customers away. But GM set a sales goal of 10,000 units for the first year and they have said they still think they can make it.
But the 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid and Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, due out in August, wills tart at $45,340 and $45,570, respectively. That's $5,000 less than the GMC Yukon and Chevy Tahoe. Since GM, Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler before the breakup) and BMW collaborated to build the two-mode hybrid system in the vehicles, you would have to wonder if this sort of competition will be good for either company.
Given the sales pace so far, this many models will saturate the field quickly, if it already isn't.
GM hybrid SUV sales have not been great so far, with high gas prices and high sticker prices keeping many customers away. But GM set a sales goal of 10,000 units for the first year and they have said they still think they can make it.
But the 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid and Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, due out in August, wills tart at $45,340 and $45,570, respectively. That's $5,000 less than the GMC Yukon and Chevy Tahoe. Since GM, Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler before the breakup) and BMW collaborated to build the two-mode hybrid system in the vehicles, you would have to wonder if this sort of competition will be good for either company.
Given the sales pace so far, this many models will saturate the field quickly, if it already isn't.
